The sounds of keyboards tapping and mouses clicking fill the room as each team begins their game plan. Constantly fighting other players to save their spot in the finalist round. Competitive gaming, also known as esports, brings people from all over the world together on one common ground: being considered[Read More…]
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Should the International Olympic Committee bring esports to the 2024 Paris Olympics?
Hundreds of spectators watch a new breed of athletes compete for gold, typing and clicking as their respective countries cheer them on. It’s the latest craze in the professional sports world, and soon may be featured in the Olympics. Esports is a competitive discipline where video gamers take part in[Read More…]
Lourdes Flores illuminates the darkness
Disclaimer: This following story contains mentions of sexual and physical abuse. Lourdes “Luly” Flores looked out of the window from her hospital bed six years ago to see the bright blue tip of the Walter Pyramid peering over the windowsill. She burst into tears, wondering if she would ever get[Read More…]
EA Sports’ “Madden” and ESPN sign championship airing contract
You turn your TV on and change the channel to ESPN just in time to catch your favorite teams facing off in the ultimate gridiron battle. Tom Brady and the Seahawks get to the line for the next play in the game, and it’s at this point you realize this[Read More…]